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Aug 29, 2026
After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent
JOCELYN GECKER, AP, March 15, 2025
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Day 5 – Mahmoud Khalil News You Need To Know
Arab American Institute, March 13, 2025
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The backstory on the government’s abduction of a Palestinian protester
Will Bunch, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11, 2025
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Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about green card holders
REBECCA SANTANA, AP, March 10, 2025
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ADC Statement on the Detainment of Mahmoud Khalil
Mar 10, 2025
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MELANIE LIDMAN AND SAMY MAGDY, AP, March 9, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ wins Oscar for best documentary
HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, AP, March 2, 2025
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‘No Other Land’ is a shocking look at Palestinian life under occupation
MARK KENNEDY, AP, February 5, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
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Netanyahu only ever saw the hostages as his path back to genocide
Jonathan Cook, Middle East Eye, 26 February 2025
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2025.03.19: “My Name is Rachel Corrie”
Winona State University, Minnesota
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Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank
Rev. J. Mark Davidson, Voices For Justice in Palestine, Feb 21, 2025
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MECA Feb 14, 2025 Update: Clean Water for Rafah
Israel destroyed all but one of the Maia water filter units in Rafah
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The Maia Project, 2010 — 2025
February 14, 2025 Update MECA reports that Israel completely destroyed all but one of their Maia…
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After Gaza ceasefire, Israel turns its firepower on the West Bank
Basel Adra, +972 Magazine, January 28, 2025
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Jabaliya Is Now a City of Rubble
ABUBAKER ABED, DROP SITE NEWS, FEB 05, 2025
‘We’ll Own It’: Trump Floats US Takeover of Gaza after Ethnically Cleansing Palestinians
BRETT WILKINS, COMMON DREAMS, Feb 04, 2025
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Helping Palestinians in Gaza return home to Rafah
KERRI KENNEDY, American Friends Service Committee, JAN 28, 2025
Madison-Based Palestine Partners Supports Women And Youth In The West Bank
Ben Slowey, Wisconsin Muslim Journal, Jan 21, 2025
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